UKRAINE

For information covering the Ukraine territory to rescue animals, livestock, shelters and transport please click here: I want to help/donate

Below you can find the import conditions per European country in alphabetical order for pets, livestock, zoo animals and horses. Click on the buttons below or scroll down for information on the different species.

Upon arrival in a farther EU Member State, other than your first destination, you must immediately inform the local veterinary service of your whereabouts. Please see all contact details here below.

The Ukrainian veterinary services have as well complied some information HERE.

Pets

AUSTRIA

Main contact: petsukraine@gesundheitsministerium.gv.at

If refugees have pets with them that do not meet the conditions for entry into the Union – the following must be collected as part of possible checks using this form.

The submission of a clearance certificate (Common Health Entry Document – CHED) from a border inspection post at the external border of the EU, which was not issued as a refusal, counts as a fulfilment of the conditions.

BELGIUM

Import:

See specially developed flyer! (collaboration of VEDA, SAVAB, UPV, AFSCA, and .be)

The Belgium government temporarily allows dogs, cats and ferrets from Ukraine (non-commercial traffic) into the territory without documentation and permit. These animals must be placed in home isolation and reported to the FAVV – import@favv-afsca.be

The same flexibility will be applied to EU citizens who are currently living in Russia and with their dogs, cats or ferrets want to return to Belgium.

Click HERE

Treatment:

The Belgium competent authority FASFC will cover a fixed part of the veterinary costs, and anti-rabies antibodies titration is free of charge when necessary. More regional information: SAVAB (in NL) and UPV (in FR)

The 6 dispensaries of the Foundation Prince Laurent offer curative veterinary care free of charge to animals of persons fighting the war in Ukraine as well as supplies and feed.

BULGARIA

Import and transit without documentation or rabies titre – click HERE

DENMARK

If your dog, cat or ferret does not meet all normal requirements (pet passport, health certificate, rabies vaccine, etc) , please contact the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration so that the necessary measures to minimize the risk of rabies can be implemented. This can involve isolation and e.g. rabies vaccination of the animal. The following information shall be sent to the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration:

• Your name, address and contact information (email and mobile number).
• How long the animal has been in your care, and how it has been kept.​
• The address of the place where you want the isolation of the animal to take place, until the requirements are met

ESTONIA

Allows entry without animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, antibody titration test or passport. The exception is valid solely for animals owned by refugees and entering the country with them. Importation of roaming animals and animals originating from shelters is not allowed.

A form needs to be filled in after entering Estonia. Email the arrival notification form to pta@pta.agri.ee and darja.trohhatsova@pta.agri.ee and elika.brosman@emta.ee. More information HERE – Form in ENG, EST and RUS to fill in HERE

Animals coming from Ukraine that are not identified and/or have not been vaccinated against rabies will be microchipped and vaccinated on the spot; Agriculture and Food Board will determine the conditions of their isolation.

FINLAND

Allowing entry without rabies titre test. If possible, animals should be microchipped. Pre-application of an import license is not required in this crisis situation. Form filled out and quarantine after entering Finland. When entering Finland, the owner should contact Finnish Food Authority and Customs. Click HERE

GERMANY

Import:

Pet owners can enter Germany without having to apply in advance for a permit. Entrants are requested to get in touch with the local veterinary authority to determine the animal’s health status with regard to rabies and, where appropriate, to take relevant measures (isolation, antibody titration test, anti-rabies vaccination, microchipping, issuing of an identification document for the pet animal). All information can be found on the government website of the BMEL in DE, UA and RU here.

Treatment:

The University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover offers free consultations and treatment for pets of Ukrainian refugees – more information HERE

IVC Evidensia decided and agreed on free of charge treatment of acute diseases and vaccination, including rabies antibody titration in collaboration with Laboklin and Idexx for Ukrainian refugees in all corporate clinics in Germany and Switzerland. More information HERE (in German) or contact Prof. Dr. Reto Neiger Country Medical Director, reto.neiger@evidensia.de.

GREECE

Import:

The Greek authorities will ensure that every possible facilitation is provided for the safe entry of your pets into the country. It would be useful to show the animal’s health booklet.

More information HERE

Treatment:

The Hellenic Vet Association holds a network of veterinary clinics refugees can visit. Contact Hellenic Veterinary Association by email: ktiniatrikos_sillogos@yahoo.gr – Tel. 00306973351051

HUNGARY

Allowing entry without an animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, or passport. Form to be filled after entering Hungary, direct download of the form HERE. Hungarian authorities will also provide rabies vaccination and microchipping to dogs, cats and ferrets entering with refugees. More information HERE

In Budapest, Nébih, Zoetis Hungary Kft. and the Capital City Organization of MÁOK undertake the FREE microchip marking of refugee dogs, immunization against rabies, and the issuance of vaccination books. Applications are welcome as soon as possible by filling out the form HERE. A list of veterinary clinics in Budapest that make a passport, microchip and rabies vaccinations for free for dogs and cats from Ukraine to move to the EU can be found on HERE.

ITALY

Import:

Treatment:

The Italian National Association of Veterinarians (ANMVI) promotes free identification and rabies vaccination in favour of pets from Ukraine, in collaboration with Italian National Competent Authorities, as well as any other minimum requirements requested. Italian practitioners are also ready to provide free first aid assistance to pets. Contact: info@anmvi.it

Furthermore, IZS Venezie will perform the rabies antibody test for free.

IRELAND

Main contact: Dr Alan Rossiter – alan.rossiter.mvb@gmail.com

Pets will be allowed to travel with their owners even if the pet is non-compliant for entry into the EU or missing documentation. Please bring as much documentation about your pets as you can, e.g. vaccination or vet records. Staff will then issue you with instructions on arrival. Travelers are being asked to contact the point of arrival via email in advance at the emails below:

• Dublin Airport petmove@agriculture.gov.ie (+353 (0) 87 417 8986)
• Dublin Port dubport.petmove@agriculture.gov.ie
• Shannon Airport PetsShannon@agriculture.gov.ie
• Cork Airport corkpetmove@agriculture.gov.ie
• Ringaskiddy Port, Cork corkpetmove@agriculture.gov.ie
• Rosslare Europort europort@agriculture.gov.ie

More information click HERE

LATVIA

Allowing entry without an animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, or passport. It will be possible for the owner of the animal to carry out all formalities and procedures after entering Latvia. For more information: Latvian Association of Veterinarians lvb@lvb.lv  Form filled out after entering Latvia – Click HERE

LITHUANIA

Allowing entry without animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, or passport.

Form to be filled after entering Lithuania. Import procedures of pet animals into the EU apply exclusively to Ukrainian citizens and not to legal entities such as sellers or breeders. Animals coming from Ukraine that are not microchipped or have not been vaccinated against rabies will be marked and vaccinated on the spot, and their isolation conditions will be facilitated. Click HERE

NETHERLANDS

Flexibility in dealing with refugees with pets from Ukraine: Contact the NVWA in advance and provide as much information about the animal and the journey as possible. This notification can be made by the person traveling with the animals, or by an authority of the EU Member State from which this person is leaving. The Faculty of Veterinary medicine in Utrecht has also published further information on a special page such as when to microchip, vaccinate and give a passport, including protocols regarding hygiene and behaviour.

NORWAY

The Food Safety Authority released information to help Ukrainian to bring with them their pets. Click HERE

POLAND

Main contact: Główny Inspektorat Weterynarii, ul. Wspólna 30, 00-930 Warszawa. wet@wetgiw.gov.pl – Tel. +48 22 623 17 17 – Tel. +48 22 623 20 89 – Fax. +48 22 623 14 08,

Allowing entry without animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, or passport. Animals will be vaccinated after crossing the Polish side of the border. It is necessary to complete this declaration of the official website sample. The information about the location is transmitted to the relevant county (district) veterinarian and they complete the documents and legal requirements.

Other species of domestic animals (rodents, rabbits, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, ornamental aquatic animals) are temporarily exempted from obtaining the permission of the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Republic of Poland.

Species covered by the CITES Washington Convention are agreed with the national administration of the Republic of Poland.

Terms and conditions are subject to change, see the official website.

Allowing refugees to bring unowned/stray animals and providing care through DIOZ. Information and documents to fill in – in PL, EN, UA Click HERE

PORTUGAL

Main contact: acsccdim@dgav.pt

Persons/refugees from Ukraine who are accompanied by their pets must contact the Veterinary Authority – Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária via a specific email address (acsccdim@dgav.pt), or by contacting Official Veterinarians, via the electronic addressestcastro@dgav.pt and pdomingos@dgav.pt

All Portuguese borders (Border Control Posts and Travelers Entry Points) are informed of the officially established procedure and have specific instructions to deal with the current situation, such as deciding on the applicable measures when travelers arrive in our country without any prior contact.

More information HERE
Further information you can either contact Dr. João Pedro Pereira de Araújo @ med_veterinaria@hotmail.com

ROMANIA

Main contact – infoucraina@ansvsa.ro

Allowing entry without an animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, or passport. For those pet animals, the owner or person in charge must fill in a form which can be downloaded from the ANSVSA web portal: PDF form to be filled out after entering Romania – click HERE

Pet locator form can be accessed as well by scanning a given QR code or by clicking HERE – More information HERE

Julianna Thuroczy and Lajos Balogh provide vaccination, microchip for pets – Click HERE

SLOVAKIA

Main contact: kvlsr@kvlsr.sk

Allowing entry without animal health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine, or passport. These animals will have to go to a quarantine station for 5 days (with the owner).

On the official website of the Slovak Veterinary Service, there is an application form for entry into Slovakia, to be completed by pet owners and presented at the controlled crossing of the Slovak Republic officials (emergency circumstances of EU accession with pets accompanying refugees from Ukraine). Contact Zvierací ombudsman on FB – Form to fill in click HERE
More information HERE – Facebook page

SLOVENIA

Main contact: Urska.Ravnik@vf.uni-lj.si

Due to the emergency situation in Ukraine, the entry of companion animals is provisionally authorised on the basis of a completed application and under the conditions set out in the application, to ensure that the entry of these animals into the EU does not pose a risk of introduction/transmission of rabies. The application form can be found here and need to be sent to pets-crisisUA.uvhvvr@gov.si . Upon arrival at the place of destination, the animal will be kept in isolation until it complies with the general conditions for entry into the EU.

SPAIN

Import:

Main contact: Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (importacionanimal@mapa.es)

Spain accepts the introduction of pets travelling with Ukrainian refugees and a pre-application of an import license is not required in this crisis situation. Full compliance with these requirements needs to be continued at the destination. More information HERE.

Treatment:

Asociación Española de Veterinarios (AVEM) provides assistance to people and their pets.
You can write to avemforukrania@gmail.com
To make it easy you can fill in the form

Betulia pets health clinic can organise supplies and support. Please contact veterbet@yahoo.es

SWEDEN

Main contact:

Many questions were received about people fleeing from Ukraine to Sweden with their pets and these are issues that the Swedish Board of Agriculture are currently working on intensively. Please find more information in ENG, UAE and RUS HERE.

 SWITZERLAND

Import

Main contact: Katarina Brunner kubrunner@bluewin.ch

Dogs and cats brought by their owners are allowed to enter Switzerland in exceptional cases, even if not all entry conditions are met. In case of intentional entry into Switzerland, please see HERE the forms needed.

Treatment:

Numerous veterinarians in the German-speaking Region offer their service free of charge.

More information and contact details HERE (updated 23/03/2022)

 UK

Please refer to the RCVS dedicated website

Refugees fleeing Ukraine can bring pets with them when coming to the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency providing quick approvals to expedite emergency licence process. Government covering the costs of any necessary stays in quarantine for the pets of Ukrainian nationals.

Before arrival, Ukrainian nationals or their carrier should contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency at pettravel@apha.gov.uk or call +44 3000 200 301 option 2. They will then be able to confirm their approval for their emergency licence and organise any necessary stay in quarantine which is required to complete the rabies risk management process.

USA

Main contact: Beth Sabin, esabin@avma.org
More information click HERE

Livestock

Within Ukraine, feed supply to livestock farms, the functioning of slaughterhouses and having enough staff on the farms is currently hampered. At this moment, information and initiatives to support the farm animal sector in Ukraine are unknown. When information comes in, we will post it here.

Zoo Animals

Zoo and wildlife animals are also affected. Information currently is scarce. When information comes in, we will post it here.

Horses

Horses are kept in Ukraine as working animals, companion animals and sport animals. Some owners are trying to move their horses out of Ukraine. So far, no EU decision was taken to relax the rules to import horses into the EU. Please contact the national Veterinary Inspectorate of the different countries to get more information.

Actions taken so far:

POLAND

The Polish Equestrian Federation has collected stables places from all over Poland that offered help and acceptance of horses from Ukraine. They also provide help with transporting horses. See here

PORTUGAL

Contact for horses in Portugal: Associação Portuguesa de Médicos Veterinários de Equinos: apmve.portugal@gmail.com

ROMANIA

The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) informs HERE about the temporary exemption for the introduction of horses.

Introduction in Romania should be done only through the border control posts approved for the control of live animals, respectively the Border Control Station (PCF) Albita and PCF Halmeu.

Minimum veterinary sanitary conditions for the introduction of sports horses:

• Animals should be identified by microchipping;
• Be accompanied by a passport.

In order to ensure the welfare conditions of these animals, ANSVSA collaborates with NGOs for animal protection, with owners of equestrian centers, farms, the Hippodrome in Ploiești, and, in the event of the arrival of circus animals, with the Federation of Zoos and Aquariums from Romania.